This is the single flimsiest nonsense politicians and pundits pull. If the mark is completely missed, the evergreen retreat option is “oh so you see I was being IRONIC and now you’re talking about it so I still win!” It is pathetic coping at best, genuine idiocy and tone-deafness at worst.
Zipzo made the original claim, not me. It just continues to be hilarious that someone that doesn’t “believe” in free will (as if belief has any bearing in such a world) still talks as if people can agree, decide, or learn/change their mind about anything…
Even if that were true, he’s not the only one. Still disproves your previous assertion and you’re still obfuscating from the fact that you made this statement: